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BERNARD SHAW LEAVING BUILDING

Bernard Shaw Leaving Building (1930-1939)

Very quick and dark shots of George Bernard Shaw.

A RETURN IN TRIUMPH  aka CARPENTIER

A Return In Triumph AKA Carpentier (1919)

Boxer Georges Carpentier leaves Folkestone by ship.

IRISH BOXERS

Irish Boxers (1932)

Scenes from the Irish Vs Belgium boxing international.

KID LEWIS

Kid Lewis (1922)

The Boxer Kid Lewis has his fortune told while in Harrow, London.

JOE LOUIS AND CONN IN TRAINING

Joe Louis And Conn In Training (1946)

Boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn in training.

PASTRY EATING CONTEST

Pastry Eating Contest (1946)

Footage of cake eating competition in Paris, France.

BOYS WILL BE BOXERS

Boys Will Be Boxers (1928)

Young boys learn to box - cute and funny item.

 

 

JOE BECKETT AT HOME

Joe Beckett At Home (1920)

Boxer Joe Beckett is seen relaxing in his country home.

FIT TO FIGHT

Fit To Fight (1940)

Servicemen show off as they do their exercises in large numbers.

THE GENTLER SEX

The Gentler Sex (1931)

Comedy boxing routine involving two women boxers.

MAX SCHMELING AT HOME

Max Schmeling At Home (1950)

Boxer Max Schmeling and his actress wife Anny Ondra at their country home.

ROYAL SCOTS IN KOREA

Royal Scots In Korea (1954)

Two Stories - Parade and army boxing. Good footage

YOUTH FESTIVAL IN LITHUANIA

Youth Festival In Lithuania (1957)

People take part in giant chess game during Youth Festival in...

TAILTEANN PREPARATIONS

Tailteann Preparations (1932)

Irish athletes in training for athletic events in Dublin.

90,000 PEOPLE SEE DEMPSEY WIN HIS FIGHT

90,000 People See Dempsey Win His Fight (1921)

An item showing the huge crowds which attended the...

OVERWEIGHT!

Overweight! (1933)

An obese man is subjected to various bizarre exercise regimes - quite funny stuff.

SILHOUETTES

Silhouettes (1933)

Clever silhouette show - birds, rabbits, snails, two men boxing and Charlie Chaplin...

FIRPO V FLY WEIGHT

Firpo V Fly Weight (1925)

Seaman Ribbans bravely agrees to a fight with boxer Firpo onboard H.M.S....

MEET JACK SHARKEY

Meet Jack Sharkey (1930)

Jack Sharkey in training and relaxing at home, United States of America.

BOLD BAD MAN SHARKEY

Bold Bad Man Sharkey (1930)

Footage of the boxer Jack Sharkey in training in the United States of...

TOMMY HANDLEY OPENS BOYS CLUB

Tommy Handley Opens Boys Club (1946)

Comedian Tommy Handley opens Boys Club in Ashford, Kent.

ITALY'S YOUNG FASCISTS

Italy's Young Fascists (1930-1939)

Parade of young Italian Fascists and display of fencing and boxing...

 JOHNNY HALLIDAY'S BOXING BALLET

Johnny Halliday's Boxing Ballet (1969)

French singer Johnny Halliday has jokey fake boxing match on...

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PRICE INCREASES FOR THE FRAZIER- ALI FIGHT

Demonstration Against Price Increases For The Frazier- Ali Fight (1971)

Black men and women...

MUHAMMAD ALI

Muhammad Ali (1971)

Shots of Mohammed Ali in gym preparing for Frazier fight

WOUNDED ENTERTAINED BY THE ARMY ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT AT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD

Wounded Entertained By The Army Ordnance Department At Woolwich Dockyard (1914-1918)

Wounded...

GAS MASKS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

Gas Masks For School Children (1914-1918)

A nun fits gas masks to small children.

DEAUVILLE, FRANCE

Deauville, France (1920-1929)

Good footage of the fashionable set relaxing in Deauville, France.

CRICKET: BOXERS V JOCKEYS IN CHARITY MATCH

Cricket: Boxers V Jockeys In Charity Match (1920-1929)

Charity cricket match between boxing...

ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKER

Another Record-Breaker (1933)

Excellent item showing the women's champion punch-ball beater do her...

EXCUSE ME...

Excuse Me... (1930)

Nervo and Knox get a pasting by a bevy of chorus girls with boxing gloves.

AT THE CIRCUS

At The Circus (1923)

Various circus acts at Crystal Palace - performing horses, stunt riders and clowns.

THE EYE OUR WONDERFUL BODIES

The Eye Our Wonderful Bodies (1932)

Excellent item about how the eye works - much madness and weird...

A LITTLE TRAINING...GOES A LONG WAY

A Little Training...Goes A Long Way (1922)

Comic actor Jack Buchanan trains for his role as a boxer...

Selected Originals - ROYAL TRIBUTE TO BRITISH FILMS

Selected Originals - Royal Tribute To British Films (1951)

Material related to newsreel story...

POLICE BOYS CLUB issue title is THE YOUNG IDEA

Police Boys Club Issue Title Is The Young Idea (1944)

Item promoting Boys' Clubs - boys seen doing...

OAKHAM PAGEANT

Oakham Pageant (1947)

Good footage of the Oakham Pageant amid calls for the independence of Rutland.

ASIAN AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP IN CEYLON

Asian Amateur Boxing Championship In Ceylon (1967)

Asian amateur boxing championship in Ceylon.

HACKNEY'S TREAT FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT CHINGFORD

Hackney's Treat For Wounded Soldiers At Chingford (1914-1918)

Wounded soldiers' parade and sports...

VISIT TO MILITARY HOSPITAL

Visit To Military Hospital (1914-1918)

Footage military hospital, and boxing competition.

PEEPS AT

Peeps At "The Music Box" Revue (1923)

Good comedy "Apache" routine and some fantastic costumes in...

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1930)

Men at work - timber industry in China and salvaging resin in Virginia, U.S.A.

HOW MANY SHOPPING DAYS?

How Many Shopping Days? (1963)

Christmas toys preview at Strand Palace, and giant Christmas pudding at...

LOONIE LIDS

Loonie Lids (1933)

Quirky animation predicting all sorts of bizarre hat contraptions that will exist by...

REVIEW OF IRISH EVENTS - 1923

Review Of Irish Events - 1923 (1923)

A review of various important events that took place in Ireland...

"Magic Box" Premiere (1951)

The Film Industry pays tribute to the inventor of the Cine-Camera at...

MAGIC BOX PREMIERE

Magic Box Premiere (1951)

The Film Industry pays tribute to the inventor of the Cine-Camera at premiere...

SPOT THE STARS - A NEW PARLOUR GAME

Spot The Stars - A New Parlour Game (1948-1959)

Cinematic guessing game - various film stars are seen -...

LOOK BACK ON 1922

Look Back On 1922 (1922)

A retrospective of the important events from 1922.